2008 Woodie Awards
Romance Report
Religion
By Ryan Johnston
Issue date: 11/2/07 Section: Features
Originally published: 11/1/07 at 4:06 PM CSTLast update: 11/6/07 at 6:29 PM CST
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Alison Blackman Dunham, author of "The Everything Dating Book," writes don't let ignorance or misunderstanding about religion or culture be a problem. Not everybody knows everything about all the religions in the world. Instead of getting angry, let them learn what they said is wrong and be the one to educate them on it.
The book states if a hurtful stereotype comes along in a conversation, then walk away from the situation and tell them what they said is hurtful.
Even if society doesn't want to admit it, we all grow up with stereotypes around us. Not everyone is going to change the way they think about certain religions, and if they are unwilling to see that stereotypes are just stereotypes, then it is best to leave the relationship, Dunham states in the book.
The book states people have certain preferences when looking for others to date, which may be their personality, style, sense of humor or faith. Everybody is not going to fit any one person's preference. The sooner all of these things come out into the open, the sooner the relationship can blossom or fail.
Some people get lucky and find the right person quickly, but for the rest of society, many failures will happen in relationships, the book states. Talk about religion, culture and personality quickly, because it's best to end a relationship that will not work sooner than later.
Both people in the relationship must respect each other's faith and views, the book states. If the relationship is going to work, then both people must work together and compromise.
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Alison Blackman Dunham
posted 11/20/07 @ 4:14 PM CST
As a writer, I routinely search the web for articles that might have quoted my work. I was surprised and flattered that Ryan selected my work to reference. (Continued…)
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